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Netherseal

Netherseal is a village in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 694. It has ten bus stops and is near Waterside Station, 3.7 km away. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Netherseal area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the North West Leicestershire area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 104,704 residents at roughly 375 people per km².

Council
North West Leicestershire
County
Leicestershire
Constituency
North West Leicestershire
Police force
Leicestershire
61/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 72nd of 294 English council areas — better than 76% of them.

Low crime54
Home affordability52
Affordable rents61
Good schools66
Life expectancy48
Low deprivation68
Employment92
Low council tax56

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

16°COvercast

  • Today: 17° / 11° · 23% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:38

13h 10m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom

Crime

7 reported · July 2026 17% YoY

  • Other theft2
  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Linton, Overseal and Lullington · Derbyshire

Local policing priorities

  • 1 - Anti social behaviour (ASB), including anti-social vehicle use. 2 - Serious acquisitive crime.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

120 reported road collisions (2024)

49 killed or seriously injured · 152 casualties · 11.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

26 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 21 rated 4–5 ★ (21 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Waterside Station (3.5 km)
  • 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Polesworth (10.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£282,239 average 6.5% YoY

Across North West Leicestershire · to 2026-06

Detached£390,100
Semi-detached£244,540
Terraced£193,884
Flat£135,770

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£910 average monthly rent 9.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £631
  • 2 bed £816
  • 3 bed £987

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

8.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.1 times median annual pay (7.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 140.9p · AppleGreen (10.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 147.9p · AppleGreen (10.9 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Forest Holidays-Moira Support Centre (3.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches11
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

104,704 residents in North West Leicestershire · 375/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 216 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,418 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (30% of 49,150)

A £1,612
B £1,881
C £2,150
D £2,418
E £2,956
F £3,493
G £4,030
H £4,836

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

55 schools · 14,327 pupils

46 primary · 6 secondary · 3 other

Ofsted: 22 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)

53inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Ashby SchoolGood
  • The Castle Rock SchoolRequires improvement
  • Castle Donington College
  • Ibstock School
  • Ivanhoe School
  • The Newbridge School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North West Leicestershire

Care & health services

633 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes163
  • GP practices107
  • Dentists135
  • Homecare agencies172
  • Hospitals & hospices14

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 6 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Leicestershire

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 13 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

134 applications decided

94% granted · 126 granted, 8 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Samantha Niblett

Labour

South Derbyshire

Recent votes:

  • NoMotion to sit in private
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

  • Lab 17
  • Con 11
  • LD 5
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,130 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

3 jobs advertised · £35,756 avg

e.g. Team Leader, Support Worker, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£756 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,194 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 54,300 certificates

10.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

59% low-carbon electricity

Gas 38% · Wind 25% · Biomass 19% · Solar 15%

173 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.4 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.1
  • Feeling worthwhile7.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.0
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Derbyshire:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Netherseal · 0.0 km

    Netherseal is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire, situated in the South Derbyshire district. Together with neighbouring Lullington it is the southernmost village in the county. The populati…

  • St Peter's Church, Netherseal · 0.3 km

    St Peter's Church, Netherseal is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Netherseal, Derbyshire.

  • Acresford · 1.2 km

    Acresford is a hamlet in North West Leicestershire, it shares civil parish authorities with Donisthorpe and Oakthorpe and forms part of the border with South Derbyshire. Located in the settlement is an abandoned quarry.

  • River Mease SSSI · 1.6 km

    River Mease SSSI is a 23.0 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is a stretch of the River Mease and its tributary Gilwiskaw Brook, running between Alrewas in Staffordshire and Packington in Leic…

  • Chilcote · 1.7 km

    Chilcote is a village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. Until 1897 it was in Derbyshire. The parish had a population of 108 according to the 2001 census, including…

  • St Michael's Church, Stretton en le Field · 2.1 km

    St Michael's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Stretton en le Field, Leicestershire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, a…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Netherseal?
Netherseal is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the North West Leicestershire local authority.
What is the population of Netherseal?
Netherseal has an approximate settlement population of 694.
How deprived is Netherseal?
The North West Leicestershire local authority, which includes Netherseal, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.